Himachal Pradesh : In an emergency special evacuation operation was done. The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday airlifted two American national from Himachal Pradesh. As she suffered a spinal injury while trekking on saturday morning.
According to IAF, a Cheetah helicopter was launched for this casualty evacuation, and the both trekker was successfully airlifted from the treacherous terrain of Teesri village of Himachal Pradesh. A team of state disaster response come forward to rescue them, after receiving the information.
Later on, she was brought to Chandigarh for further medical treatments.
Based on the request of the civil admin to evacuate an American national, who had suffered a spinal injury during trekking, IAF launched a Cheetah helicopter for the casualty evacuation.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) May 11, 2024
IAF airlifted the woman trekker successfully from the treacherous terrain of Teesri village… pic.twitter.com/mFoUxhQKo9
“Based on the request of the civil admin to casaulty evacuation an American national, who had suffered a spinal injury during trekking, IAF launched a Cheetah helicopter for the casualty evacuation. IAF airlifted the woman trekker successfully from the treacherous terrain of Teesri village of Himachal Pradesh and bought her for further medical attention to Chandigarh,” IAF posted on X.
On April 17, in a glaring display of bravery, the Indian Air Force evacuated two civilian patients, who needed immediate help, from Kargil to Srinagar.
The IAF An-32 aircraft performed the evacuation operation after the two civilians sought IAF assistance through the local civil administration.
“An Indian Air Force An-32 transport aircraft evacuated two civilian patients from Kargil to Srinagar today. The patients, who needed immediate medical help, sought IAF assistance through the local civil admin,” the Indian Air Force said in a post on X.
Earlier, in a separate task, IAF performed a brave operation in which an Indian Army jawan, who severed his hand while operating machinery at a forward unit location in Ladakh, was saved by a successful and timely airlift operation.
The jawan was able to save his ‘hand’ following a successful surgery carried out by a team of medical personnel in the national capital and is now on the path to recovery.